He said that if Trump pointed out Republicans' plan to allegedly "cut" Medicaid was "classic swampspeak" instead of an actual detrimental action toward a program many people count on, he could have spurred more debate.

McGurn said Trump also missed the opportunity to showcase several incidents related to ObamaCare that the American people would take issue with.

He wrote specifically about 'architect' Prof. Jonathan Gruber's assertion ObamaCare was passed because of the "stupidity of the American voter" and "a lack of transparency."

"It's one of the greatest tools," he said on The Story. "It's surprising to me it went unused."

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